Itagaki's Devil's Third Release Uncertain

Devil's Third, the upcoming action game by Ninja Gaiden developer Tomonobu Itagaki, is in trouble. During THQ's recent earnings call CEO Brian Farrell made it clear that the company no longer wants to publish the game, stating, " the profitability of Devil's Third wasn't comparable with our other franchises." THQ is now looking to shift the game to another publisher.

Apparently Devil's Third had to switch engines during its development, as the company responsible for making its original engine went out of business. Since that time, Itagaki and the team have continued development using an adaptation of strategy game and Space Marine developer Relic's engine.